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LONDON: Nearly 140,000 people in the United Kingdom have received their first Covid-19 shots in the first week of roll-out...

PARIS: Tunisia has no plans to match Morocco’s decision to recognise Israel, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said, insisting that establishing...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s president yesterday approved a new anti-rape law which will speed up convictions and launch the country’s first national...

ROME: Nearly one in four people may not get Covid-19 vaccines until at least 2022 because rich countries with less...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has drawn criticism for joining end of year social gatherings after imploring residents to...

PARIS: While many scientists are racing to find vaccines to tame the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, other researchers are...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam today again urged residents of the densely populated city to stay at home...

HANOI: Facebook and Google are fast becoming “human rights-free zones” in Vietnam, Amnesty International warned today, accusing the tech titans...

WASHINGTON: Hopes for a first wave of vaccinations before the end of 2020 received a boost with US firm Moderna...

LONDON: British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021, the government said on Monday (Nov...

LONDON: A coroner’s inquest starts in London today to determine whether air pollution played a role in the death of...

WASHINGTON: America should prepare for a “surge upon a surge” in coronavirus cases as millions of travellers return home after...

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is poised to add China's top chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC...

WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden yesterday tapped key campaign staff and advisors to lead his all-woman communications team, naming former Obama...

WASHINGTON: The US state of Pennsylvania’s supreme court dismissed another legal challenge to the election by supporters of President Donald...

JAKARTA: Indonesia reported its record daily rise in coronavirus infections today with 6,267 cases, bringing the total to 534,266, data...

Facebook’s human moderators have focused on election and Covid-19 misinformation this year, so the company has leaned more on artificial...

Officials said online platforms bring huge benefits for businesses and society, but there is growing consensus in the UK and...

MUMBAI: India will allow app-based taxi aggregators such as Uber Technologies and Ola to charge up to 20 per cent...